Join us August 14 @ 10 AM EDT (New York Time) to celebrate #YouthDay!🌟 We’re hosting, with the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Austrian Development Cooperation, Permanent Missions of the Dominican Republic, Norway, Switzerland, Finland + Canada to the UN, UN Women, Global Kids & Canadian Council of Young Feminists: Young Women Leaders & Peacebuilders on the Frontlines of Crises

Highlight the important contributions of young women to:

🕊peacebuilding + sustaining peace

⛑humanitarian emergency response

💣prevention of violent extremism

❌combatting sexual and gender-based violence

📚right to education

🩺health security

🌱climate justice

✊🏿ending racism & police brutality #BLM

Speakers include:

– Hon. Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, Canada

– Hon. Li Andersson, Minister of Education, Finland

– Hon. Marilou McPhedran, Senator, Canada

– Hon. Sarah Elago, Member of Parliament, Philippines

– H.E. Jose Singer, Ambassador, Dominican Republic

– Dominique Favre, Chargé d’Affaires, Switzerland

– Marita Sørheim-Rensvik, Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security, Norway

– Desiree Schweitzer, Director General for Development Cooperation, Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria

– Dr. Rima Salah, Former UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Jordan

– Anita Bhatia, Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships, UN Women

– Mavic Cabrera Balleza, CEO and Founder, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders

– Hayat Mirshad, Co-Founder, Fe-Male, Lebanon

– Heela Yoon, Cora Weiss Fellow, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders

– LasTesis Colectivo, Chile

– Asmin Monib, Young Women Leaders for Peace, Philippines

– Rimu Sultana Rimu, Young Women Leaders for Peace, Bangladesh

– Philomena Wankenge, Founder of Freedom Fighters DC, USA

– Esther Eboh, Youth Leader, Global Kids Inc, USA

– Muzoon Almellehan, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Syria

– Nicole Musimbi, Young Women Leaders for Peace, Democratic Republic of Congo

– Petrider Paul, Member of the African Union Youth Advisory Council, Tanzania

What is the most effective way of ensuring that women’s economic inclusion improves after a conflict or a crisis, and of ensuring their political voice increases? This panel discusses the results of research by students of the Center for Global Affairs, New York University, working with the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders on links between gender-responsive provisions in peace accords and better outcomes for women 5 years after the end of a conflict. Foteini Papagioti and Agnieszka Fal-Dutra Santos will present the findings of the research, followed by a panel discussion co-moderated by Dr. Anne-Marie Goetz, Clinical Professor at Center of Global Affairs, NYU and Mavic Cabrera Balleza, CEO of the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders.

The panelists include:

– Mireille Affa’a, Policy Specialist, Peace and Security Section, UN Women

– Nigeria Renteria, Negotiator in peace process between Colombian government and the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC)

– Miriam Coronel Ferrer, Chief Negotiator in peace process between the Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)

– Ayak Chol Deng Alak, Deputy Coordinator for the South Sudan civil society forum during the negotiations of the revitalized peace agreement

The panelists will reflect on the research findings and share their experiences on women’s participation in peace processes and implementation of peace agreements. They will also discuss how women peace leaders are participating in COVID-19 response, and how to ensure that their efforts result in stronger economic empowerment and political participation outcomes after the crisis is resolved.